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Soil Erosion in Steep Road Cut Slopes in Palencia (Spain)

Soil Erosion in Steep Road Cut Slopes in Palencia (Spain)

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Date of publication
December 2016
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201600132166
Pages
190-199

Construction associated to land development, such as roads and railroads, promote severe land degradation. Cutslope sediment yield is one of the major pollutants on waters close to the road and railroad network. To estimate road impact, soil erosion (E), sediment yield (SY) and morphological evolution of a railroad cut in Palencia (Spain), were studied using erosion nails, during the periods 1998–1999, 1999–2000 and 2000–2010. Data from two sample plots were analyzed by an ANOVA for repeated measures. Slope morphological evolution was estimated using a cubic polynomial regression, while E and SY were calculated by integration. The top and the toe of the slope eroded and accumulated 0·5 m respectively, evolving into a concave/convex slope profile. The mean measured E was 220 Mg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹. SY was 31 Mg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹, ranging from 109 Mg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ to 24 Mg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹. Sediment yield was 4·5 times higher during the first year, than in all subsequent years. Results showed a decreasing trend and a stabilization in E and SY rates. However, both rates remain high and critical over the analyzed time, with regards to soil formation, water protection, land degradation and infrastructure maintenance. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s)

Navarro‐Hevia, Joaquín
Lima‐Farias, Teresa Raquel
de Araújo, José Carlos
Osorio‐Peláez, Catalina
Pando, Valentín

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